Ja'Marr Chase Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Ja'Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- whose passing defense was ranked 27th in the league last season (238.2 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Chase a DFS option for you this week, as he faces the Buccaneers? More stats and info can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Ja'Marr Chase Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 15.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 78.29
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.71

Projections provided by numberFire

Chase 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Chase accumulated 23.0 fantasy points -- six receptions, 110 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last season, in Week 5 against the Detroit Lions.
• In Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chase posted 22.5 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with this stat line: 14 receptions, 165 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 4 against the Denver Broncos, Chase finished with a season-low 2.3 fantasy points, via this stat line: five receptions, 23 yards, on eight targets.
• Chase accumulated 2.6 fantasy points -- two receptions, 26 yards, on five targets -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 1 versus the Cleveland Browns).

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last year, five players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Buccaneers gave up at least one passing TD to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Tampa Bay last season, 11 players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Buccaneers gave up three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Tampa Bay allowed over 100 receiving yards to five players last season.
• Against the Buccaneers last season, 25 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Against Tampa Bay last year, four players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Buccaneers allowed only two players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Tampa Bay allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Buccaneers gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last year.

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